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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1902
Page
2
Fragmentary note shows agent Brown offering sleeping car bookings with times and routes. Mentions Rock Island Travel Agent and multiple time stamps suggesting check times for reservations.
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm BB B as a cure for blood poison and cancer. It claims to heal eruptions ulcers headaches and rheumatism by destroying poison in the blood. The firm offers $1 bottles, free samples, and mailed medical advice from the Blood Balm Co Atlantic Ga.
A sprawling sequence of farm sales scheduled from December through January across Green River Station Geneseo Atkinson and Cambridge intervals. Listings include horses cattle corn oats hay tools wagons and farm implements with free lunches and credit terms. Notable sellers include Chas Dobrinski Clarence Bills clerk Adolph Gramenz John Harm and Anna Laraco.
Frank and Carpenter describe Swiss mail operations with about sixteen thousand post offices two thousand letter boxes and delivery to Alpine summits. The system collects debts by letter with a small stamp and charges a percent of the amount. It also handles goods orders and farm products sent by mail with payments settled through the post offices. American consuls use it to order live fowl from the Danube region. A testimonial notes Dr King’s New Life Pills curing stomach and liver troubles.
A garbled 1900 era political snippet shows The New York Herald backing Theodore Roosevelt for president with Charles Dewey of Vermont as vice president, while Peoria Star and other clippings propose different running mates. The disjointed text hints at party factions and public speculation amid a constitutional vacancy discussion.
An 19th century Gazette note reports a local remedy sold by J Wry and F Peterson. It mentions a middle aged resident with a two month severe cough and notes the remedy has been used with positive reception by some residents. The item reflects community access to home cures and open faith in medical options.
Fragmentary obituary notes Major Beardsley a long time resident of Illinois and a respected figure at the Soldiers Home in Quine. It highlights a life of achievement and hardship, describing him as a distinguished man with notable strength and resolve.
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